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File #: 25-4674    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Transfer of Funds Only Status: Passed
File created: 7/23/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 8/7/2025 Final action: 8/7/2025
Title: Request for approval to reduce the Housing Program Imprest bank account and transfer temporary Imprest funds back to its original source.

Primary Department: Housing and Community Development

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis

 

Secondary Department: N/A

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Transfer of Funds Only

 

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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request for approval to reduce the Housing Program Imprest bank account and transfer temporary Imprest funds back to its original source.

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Background and Discussion:

On occasion, HCD has been required to operate several federally funded affordable housing programs with stand-alone Imprest bank accounts. Initially, “Imprest funds” are provided as “seed” funding from internal resources upon creation of the bank account.

 

Since the CDBG-DR Single Family Reimbursement program has concluded and the Buyout program is nearing completion it is now unnecessary to maintain the same amount seed funds held in the Housing Program Imprest bank account (acct # ending in X5900). Due to this reduced transactional demand and funding levels in this account, the department will transfer a portion of the account by $1.6 million and return these funds back to its origins, the TIRZ Affordable Housing (Fund 2402). The remaining balance for the account after this reduction will be $1.4 million, which will allow for continued administration of ARPA single family acquisitions and CDBG Program Income single and multi-family programs.

 

Expected Impact:

Returning the funds held in the Imprest account to its original funding source will release the claim on cash and allow the department to better utilize these funds in other Affordable Housing projects.

 

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County Strategic Plan Goal:  6. Help residents achieve housing stability.

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Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan: The return of these funds will allow the department to use the funds for other housing projects.

 

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Anticipated Court Date: 8/7/2025

 

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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Graylin, Guidry; Director, Accounting; Housing and Community Development

 

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